Post-Operative Chest Conditions

Post-Operative Chest Conditions.

It is by no means uncommon for the physician to be asked to see a patient who has recently undergone operation, and to find that there has been some complication in the chest. The possible complications are fairly numerous and their treatment differs considerably. It is also a fact that many of the more serious complications can be prevented, or the duration of incapacity can be considerably sh...

Post-operative chest complications following operations for appendicitis in childhood.

' T ' H E R E is little reference in the literature to post-JL operative pulmonary complications in children; the impression given is that such complications are rare in pasdiatric surgery. This article is based on an investigation of a series of 909 consecutive operations for appendicitis performed on children under 16 years of age at Alder Hey Children's Hospital during the three years 1946 t...

Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Treatment

A new edition is most welcome. When the book appeared in 1937 it was well in advance of anything then in print. There is again a great deal of recent work assimilated into the body of the various chapters. Among the names of contributors are many new ones,some of which have been prominent in the journals during the last 8 years. We miss the name of Homans and his beautiful article on thrombosis...

Cardio-respiratory studies in pre- and post-operative funnel chest (pectus excavatum).

Post Operative Arrhythmias

Heart rhythm disturbances are being increasingly recognized during the postoperative period. While many are transient and short lived without altering the recovery phase after cardiac or non-cardiac surgery, they do have the potential to pose a threat to patient’s health, prolong hospital stay, and in a minority of patients may even cause death. Continuous monitoring is becoming the standard of...